Cavalier Health Fund's grants and
grant application process
OUR MISSION
Cavalier Health Fund’s mission is to advance the health of cavalier King Charles spaniels by funding sound scientific research aimed at preventing, treating, and curing cavaliers’ genetic diseases. The Fund's primary focus is upon mitral valve disease and Chiari-like malformation/syringomyelia, but its mission also includes other disorders to which the CKCS is pre-disposed.
OUR AIM
Cavalier Health Fund aims to award grants to veterinarians and scientists in furtherance of our mission. Cavalier Health Fund welcomes grant applications consistent with our stated aim.
GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS
Grant applications will be reviewed by our Grants Committee, including specialists in the intended field of study. Our goal is that our funded research be of the highest quality and that its results contribute significantly to the body of existing research.
GRANTS ISSUED
September 23, 2015: Cavalier Health Fund has issued a grant to the Friends of the University of Surrey towards the ongoing Cavalier Head Shape Study research project, regarding Chiari-like malformation and syringomyelia, in the amount of $1,000.00.
December 7, 2016: Cavalier Health Fund has issued a grant to the University of Florida towards Dr. Simon Swift's project of the hydrodynamic testing of an artificial mitral valve for dogs with degenerative mitral valve disease, in the amount of $2,000.00.
March 28, 2018: Cavalier Health Fund has issued a grant to the Virginia Tech Foundation towards Dr. Michele Borgarelli's 3D echocardiography project for identifying cavalier King Charles spaniels at higher risk of early onset of chronic mitral valve disease, in the amount of $3,000.00.
January 18, 2019: Cavalier Health Fund has issued a grant to the Virginia Tech Foundation towards Dr. Michele Borgarelli's 3D echocardiography project for identifying cavalier King Charles spaniels at higher risk of early onset of chronic mitral valve disease, in the additional amount of $2,500.00.
October 10, 2019: Cavalier Health Fund has issued a grant to The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies towards Dr. Brendan Corcoran's study of valve myocardial content comparing normal dogs to those with advanced disease, and between susceptible CKCS and nonsusceptible mixed breed dogs with the same disease severity, in the amount of $3,000.00.
December 30, 2019: Cavalier Health Fund has issued a grant to The Ohio State University Foundation towards Dr. Randolph Winter's study of the "Utility of cardiac MRI to diagnose myocardial ischemia and fibrosis in dogs with myxomatous mitral valve disease: a pilot study", in the amount of $1,000.00.
May 21, 2020: Cavalier Health Fund has issued a grant to BMJ Publishing Group, Ltd. for publishing Dr. Clare Rusbridge's open access article, “New considerations about Chiari-like malformation and syringomyelia and their management”, in the amount of $2,835.95.
July 15, 2021: Cavalier Health Fund has issued a grant to The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies towards Dr. Brendan Corcoran's Investigation of Apoptosis and Cell Senescence in Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease in the Dog, with Specific Reference to the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, in the amount of $3,000.00.
September 15, 2021: Cavalier Health Fund has issued a grant to the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine towards Dr. Michele Borgarelli's research project, “Comparison of onset of chamber enlargement in young Cavalier King Charles Spaniels with and without trace to mild mitral regurgitation”, in the amount of $3,000.00.
November 21, 2022: Cavalier Health Fund has issued a grant to the Friends of the University of Surrey towards the ongoing Cavalier Head Space Project's CM-Pain Score Tool research project, regarding Chiari-like malformation and syringomyelia, in the amount of $3,000.00.
November 23, 2022: Cavalier Health Fund has issued a grant to the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine towards Dr. Michele Borgarelli's research project, “Comparison of onset of chamber enlargement in young Cavalier King Charles Spaniels with and without trace to mild mitral regurgitation”, in the amount of $3,000.00.
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